# Accident 19790623041449A: Cessna 152, Lawton, OK, June 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1979, 07:35 local time
- Place: Lawton, OK
- Airport: Hilltop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6087° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6087&lon=-98.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47053, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47053) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623041449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO FLAIR-OUT ON LANDING. STRUCK NOSE WHEEL FIRST, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW79DPJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ25), Jun 23, 1979: Cessna 152 (N47053), Lawton, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47053 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810618041599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618041599I), Jun 18, 1981: Cessna 152 (N47053), Baytown, TX, Minor damage. Student on first solo inadvertently applied power on rollout becoming airborne. Applied down elev. Nose gear damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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